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About Spring Hill Alabama
The Spring Hill area has an abundance of natural fresh springs and was the first area settled by the Vine and Olive Colony, the cream of Napoleon’s “Old Guard” who were exiled from France. The popularity of azaleas planted in and around Mobile is credited in part to one of these Vine and Olive colonists, Fifise Langlois, who brought them from his father’s garden in Toulouse, France in 1754. Today tens of thousands of azaleas line the 35-mile long Azalea Trail 10K Run.
Antebellum mansions remain on Dilston Lane, Mordecai, and Yester Place. Yeserhouse, now called Carolina Hall, is a three level home begun in 1832 and adapted from The Tower of Winds in ancient Greece. (are these torn down now) There are many Mobile institutions in Spring Hill, most notably Spring Hill College established in 1830. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Alabama, the first college to admit women students, and the first to admit African American students. It was built by the first Bishop of Mobile, Michael Portier. Today graduation is held on Mother’s Day on the Avenue of the Oaks.
In the retail area of old Spring Hill there are restaurants, an active branch of the public library, high end clothing women’s and children’s clothing, jeweler, physicians, dentists, pharmacy, and a grocery. In October 2009 a community action group provided private funding for a free standing clock at the main intersection. Mary B Austin is one of the oldest public elementary schools in the city. St. Paul’s Episcopal School and St. Ignatius Catholic School provides parochial private education.
Homes in Spring Hill include styles from 1930’s bungalows, and 1950’s brick ranches as well as some of the original stately mansions and their reproductions. Spring Hill was originally divided into five-acre lots. Due to the high price of property in this area, any remaining large tracts of land are being subdivided into primarily zero-lot line and townhouse lots. Property values have held their value in Spring Hill due to the desirability of the area and the corresponding quality of life. The natural beauty of Spring Hill is often attributed to the belief that any tree, shrub, or flower planted in Spring Hill will thrive. It’s fertile soil and natural springs make Spring Hill a glorious area to behold and visit all seasons. So come on up
and join us on “The Hill”!
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Seven
miles west of downtown Mobile, nestled cozily between ancient
oaks, brick paths and blossoming trees is
the Spring Hill community. First popularized in
the early 1800’s as a fashionable summer resort,
Mobile families were lured to the lush beauty of the
area seeking high ground relief from the heat of the city
and the mosquitoes. Due to its higher elevation, “The
Hill” became the favorite residential area for affluent
cotton merchants in the 1850’s. 
The
neighborhood name Spring Hill is so identifiable in the
Southeastern US that it can stand alone free of city
or state in much the same way as Buckhead, Mountain Brook,
or the French Quarter. Spring Hill is one of Mobile, Alabama’s
oldest, and most desirable, neighborhoods
There
is a sense of neighborhood, community, and good neighbors
in Spring Hill. At almost any time of day one
will see clusters of friends walking, jogging, cycling,
or pushing baby strollers. The beautiful Country Club of
Mobile provides its members with fine dining, pool, tennis,
and golf. There are walking paths at Langham Park where
the center piece is the stunning lakefront Museum of Mobile.
This Museum is home of a fine permanent collection and
continues to host prestigious temporary exhibitions. On
the edge of the somewhat undefined boundary of Spring Hill
are the Azalea City public golf course and the Mobile Tennis
Center, (also referred to as the Copeland Cox Complex)
is the world's largest public tennis facility. The full-service
facility includes over 50 courts, all lighted and hard-court,
with a pro shop and professional instruction on site. Spring
Hill College also has a beautiful eighteen hole course
available without membership.
Toward
the eastern boundary is Spring Hill Memorial Hospital, physician’s
offices and a fitness center. Across Dauphin Street from
the hospital is a shopping destination with
some of the oldest names in Mobile retail: Metzger’s,
Claude Moore, and Zundels. Extensive food, retail, and
financial services abound in Legacy Village and surrounding
area.
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